&female; Myra

What does Myra mean?

Myra as a girls' name is pronounced MYE-rah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Myra is "myrrh". Feminine of Myron. A poetic and literary invention in the 17th century, and used as a given name since the 19th century. See also Mayra and Moira. Author Maira Kalman. Also form of Almera. Also form of Elmira. Also form of Miranda.

How popular is Myra?

Myra is a very prominent first name for women (#385 out of 4276, Top 9%) and a slightly less prominent surname for both adults and children (#96033 out of 150436, Top 64%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Myra entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its top position of #193 in the U.S. then, and is currently at #556. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2016)

Which version is better?

Elmira, Maira, Mayra(#1329 FROM RECENT DATA), Mira(#546), Miranda(#275), Moira(#1765) and Myriah are the prominent variation forms of Myra (#556). Other forms, like Moyra, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Myra was at its peak in the year 1995 (ADOPTION OF 0.4%) and is now much diminished (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼67%), with versions like Mayra becoming less in vogue. Mira is the most chic baby name here.